The use of residual biometric information to gain unauthorized access is an example of which of the following attacks?
A. Replay
B. Brute force
C. Cryptographic
D. Mimic
The correct ansqer is A
A. Residual biometric characteristics, such as fingerprints left on a biometric capture device, may be reused by an attacker to gain unauthorized access.
B. A brute force attack involves feeding the biometric capture device numerous different biometric samples.
C. A cryptographic attack targets the algorithm or the encrypted data.
D. In a mimic attack, the attacker reproduces characteristics similar to those of the enrolled user, such as forging a signature or imitating a voice.
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An IS auditor conducting an access controls review in a client-server environment discovers that all printing options are accessible by all users. In this situation, the IS auditor is MOST likely to conclude that: A. exposure is greater since information is available to unauthorized users. B. operating efficiency is enhanced since anyone can print any report, any time. C. operating procedures are more effective since information is easily available. D. user friendliness and flexibility is facilitated since there is a smooth flow of information among users.
Which of the following is a control to detect an unauthorized change in a production environment? A. Denying programmers access to production data. B. Requiring change request to include benefits and costs. C. Periodically comparing control and current object and source programs. D. Establishing procedures for emergency changes.
Which of the following situations would increase the likelihood of fraud? A. Application programmers are implementing changes to production programs. B. Application programmers are implementing changes to test programs. C. Operations support staff are implementing changes to batch schedules. D. Database administrators are implementing changes to data structures.
A primary function of risk management is the identification of cost-effective controls. In selecting appropriate controls, which of the following methods is best to study the effectiveness of adding various safeguards in reducing vulnerabilities? A. "What if" analysis B. Traditional cost/benefit analysis C. Screening analysis D. A "back-of-the-envelope" analysis
An IS auditor should be involved in: A. observing tests of the disaster recovery plan. B. developing the disaster recovery plan. C. maintaining the disaster recovery plan. D. reviewing the disaster recovery requirements of supplier contracts.
Security administration procedures require read-only access to: A. access control tables. B. security log files. C. logging options. D. user profiles.
In large corporate networks having supply partners across the globe, network traffic may continue to rise. The infrastructure components in such environments should be scalable. Which of the following firewall architectures limits future scalability? A. Appliances B. Operating system based C. Host based D. Demilitarized
Which of the following is a benefit of a risk-based approach to audit planning? Audit: A. scheduling may be performed months in advance. B. budgets are more likely to be met by the IS audit staff. C. staff will be exposed to a variety of technologies. D. resources are allocated to the areas of highest concern.
Which of the following would allow a company to extend it?s enterprise?s intranet across the Internet to it?s business partners? A. Virtual private network B. Client-Server C. Dial-Up access D. Network service provider
The BEST method of proving the accuracy of a system tax calculation is by: A. detailed visual review and analysis of the source code of the calculation programs. B. recreating program logic using generalized audit software to calculate monthly totals. C. preparing simulated transactions for processing and comparing the results to predetermined results. D. automatic flowcharting and analysis of the source code of the calculation programs.
Which of the following BEST describes an integrated test facility? A. A technique that enables the IS auditor to test a computer application for the purpose of verifying correct processing B. The utilization of hardware and/or software to review and test the functioning of a computer system C. A method of using special programming options to permit printout of the path through a computer program taken to process a specific transaction D. A procedure for tagging and extending transactions and master records that are used by an IS auditor for tests
Access rules normally are included in which of the following documentation categories? A. Technical reference documentation B. User manuals C. Functional design specifications D. System development methodology documents